The success of environmental protection in Hong Kong hinges on your participation. Here you can learn about the Government's educational activities for environmental awareness, the Environmental Campaign Committee and the Green Hong Kong Campaign.

The Government conducts publicity campaigns and educational programmes throughout the year to increase environmental awareness of the public, and to show the importance of public involvement. These activities include competitions, recycling days and training programmes that focus on municipal solid waste, recycling, tree protection, environmental awareness in primary schools and environmentally friendly property management.

• Latest events and activities
  http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/news_events/events/events.html

The Environmental Campaign Committee is a collection of dignitaries from the educational and academic fields, business and industrial sectors, and green groups who are appointed by the Chief Executive, and representatives from government departments. Since 1990, this group has provided advice to the Government and promoted public awareness of environmental issues. It also organises and coordinates many environment-related activities and programmes, including: 

• The Hong Kong Eco-Business Awards.
• World Environment Day.
• The Hong Kong Environmental Protection Festival.
• Student Environmental Protection Ambassador Scheme.
• Hong Kong Green School Award.
• Environmental Campaign Committee MTR Environmental Award for Schools.
• Waste Separation and Recycling Scheme in Schools.

• Latest news of the Environmental Campaign Committee
  http://www.ecc.org.hk/eindex.php

The Green Hong Kong Campaign, managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, aims to promote greening in the community and enhance public awareness of environmental issues through a series of education and community involvement programmes.

The education programmes currently underway include:

• Horticulture courses at the Greening Education and Resource Centre in Kowloon Park.
• Greening exhibitions and talks at the Greening Education and Resource Centre to enhance public awareness of greening and the need for environmental protection.
• The Greening School Subsidy Scheme for environmental improvement in schools.
• The distribution of horticultural pamphlets to schools.

Various community involvement activities are organised to encourage involvement from the community, such as:

• The Hong Kong Flower Show in Victoria Park.
• Greening Hong Kong Activities Subsidy Scheme.
• Green Volunteer Scheme.
• Community Planting Day.
• Community Garden Programme.
• Best Landscape Award for Private Property Development 2006.

Full details of these activities are available online.

• More on the Green Hong Kong Campaign
  http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/green/en/index.php